, but the delegation could not reach pagan because of an ongoing rebellion en route . = = = mongol consolidation of border ##lands ( 127 ##5 – 76 ) = = = meanwhile , in 127 ##4 , the former dali kingdom was officially reorganized as the province of yunnan , with say ##yi ##d aj ##jal sham ##s al @ - @ din omar as governor . in may 127 ##5 , the governor sent a report to the emperor stating that the embassy had not returned ; that the burmese evidently had no intention of submit ##ting ; and that war was the only way forward . but the emperor rejected an outright invasion . just coming off a disastrous japanese campaign , the emperor
, but the delegation could not reach pagan because of an ongoing rebellion en route. = = = mongol consolidation of borderlands ( 1275 – 76 ) = = = meanwhile, in 1274, the former dali kingdom was officially reorganized as the province of yunnan, with sayyid ajjal shams al @ - @ din omar as governor. in may 1275, the governor sent a report to the emperor stating that the embassy had not returned ; that the burmese evidently had no intention of submitting ; and that war was the only way forward. but the emperor rejected an outright invasion. just coming off a disastrous japanese campaign, the emperor